Go! Festivals & Family Fun calendar: April 27-May 3

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Apr 27, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Beltane Festival, Renaissance and Craft Fair — Center for Symbolic Studies, Stone Mountain Farm, 475 River Road Extension, New Paltz, April 28. Gates open at noon, and music begins at 1 p.m.; procession and May Pageant take place at 4 p.m.; music, magical entertainments and fire dancing continue until 10 p.m. Last shuttle leaves at 11 p.m. This is an alcohol-free event. $12, $6 senior citizens and age 9 and younger. $15 parking fee if parking on site. Free shuttle service available from Tillson School.

Brigade of the American Revolution Encampment — New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, 374 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, 10 a.m. April 28-29, free. The Brigade of the American Revolution attacks New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site on April 28 and 29. A battle demonstration takes place at 2 p.m. each day with colorfully uniformed soldiers firing muskets and maneuvering to the music of fifes and drums. Visit their encampments and learn about life during the Revolution. Contact 561-1765, ext. 22, or Michael.McGurty@parks.ny.gov.

Cupcake-a-Palooza — Ritz Theater Lobby, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, noon April 28. A cupcake bake-off event for local professional and amateur bakers. Tickets $5, $10 entry fee for bakers. Attendee admission proceeds benefit Safe Harbors of the Hudson. To reserve a participant spot, or for more information, contact June Henley at 562-6940, ext. 110, or jhenley@safe-harbors.org, or visit www.safe-harbors.org.

Earth Day celebration at Hudson Highlands — Outdoor Discovery Center, Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall, 10 a.m. April 28. Museum staff members lead family activities. Flea market for all ages. Children who get their free Planet Protector Passport stamped at each booth win a prize. Nature play, games, story telling, meeting live animals, and music by Lydia Adams Davis. Hike-A-Thon 2012 kicks off the Earth Day Celebration earlier in the day. Most activities are free; suggested donation for parking $5, vendor space $25. Refreshments available for purchase. All funds raised will support environmental education. Rain date April 29. For more information, visit hhnaturemuseum.org or call 534-5506, ext. 204.

Pine Bush Area UFO Festival & Parade — Main Street, Pine Bush, 10 a.m. April 28. Student Art Show, children's activities. Live music at Main Street Gazebo. Ufologists share information and experiences on UFOs or related topics. Local authors, graphic artists specializing in UFO-related materials. Costume parade at 3 p.m. starting from Depot Street to the Cup & Saucer Diner. Pine Bush Area Public Library screens "Adventures of an Earthling," documentary filmed in and around Pine Bush, with showings at 10 a.m. and 12:30 and 3:15 p.m. Free. Earthling and Aliens Ball is from 7-11 p.m.; admission $10. Call 744-5648 or email UFOPineBush@yahoo.com.

Rock Art Poster Fair — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 28-29, $10, $5 students. Appraisers on site noon-4 p.m. April 28, one item per person, $25 per appraisal. Poster Marketplace to feature poster and print vendors and rock memorabilia, as well companies from related fields (lighting, framing, art conservation). Demonstrations of poster-making techniques, modeling methods used from the 1960s to the present. At 2 p.m. April 28, Stephanie Plunkett from the Norman Rockwell Museum leads a conversation with artists David Byrd and Arnold Skolnick. After the speaker event, the artists are available to sign books and copies of their posters. Call 866-781-2922.